Planes flying to Riyadh from Istanbul returned
Quick Look
- Turkish Airlines and AJet aircraft flying from Istanbul to Riyadh returned to their departure airports following Yemen's attacks on Saudi Arabian airports that killed three people and injured 36.
- The flynas flight from Istanbul to Riyadh arrived on schedule.
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Why It Matters
Houthi-controlled Yemen has periodically launched attacks on Saudi Arabia as part of a conflict that has lasted since 2015. Attacks on civilian targets such as airports are increasing tensions in the region.
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Turkish Airlines and AJet aircraft flying from Istanbul to Riyadh returned to their departure airports.
Yemen's attacks on airports in the Saudi Arabian cities of Abha and Riyadh killed three people and injured 36.
The Saudi Flynas flight from Istanbul landed in Riyadh on schedule.
ISTANBUL, October 8 - RIA Novosti. The planes of the Turkish airlines Turkish Airlines and AJet that flew from Istanbul to the capital of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, returned to their airports of departure on Thursday night, RIA Novosti reported at two Istanbul airports.
Three people were killed and 36 injured as a result of Yemen's attacks on airports in the Saudi Arabian cities of Abha and Riyadh in two days, the kingdom's General Directorate of Civil Aviation previously reported.
"Turkish Airlines flights TK246 and TK140 returned back to Istanbul," Istanbul Airport (IST) said.
The first one took off at 21.59 (which coincides with Moscow time), but after 35 minutes it turned back and landed in Istanbul at 23.20 Moscow time. The time of the new departure and the reasons for the turnaround at the airport were not specified.
Flight TK140 took off at 20.43 Moscow time and turned around after about two hours of flight, already in the north of Saudi Arabia, its arrival in Istanbul is expected at 02.00 Moscow time.
The crew of AJet flight VF213, which took off at 21.47 from Sabiha Gokcen Airport, did the same. The plane was turned around 50 minutes after departure and landed in Istanbul at about 00.10 Moscow time.
The Pegasus flight scheduled for 00.25 Moscow time has been postponed to 05.15 Moscow time.
At the same time, the Saudi Flynas flight from Istanbul landed in Riyadh on schedule at 00.40 Moscow time.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Turkish airlines may temporarily suspend or reschedule flights to Saudi Arabia until the security situation improves
Likely · Within days
Open Questions
- What specific means were used in the Yemen attacks?
- Will Turkish airlines cancel or reschedule other flights to Saudi Arabia?
- Will Saudi Arabia take additional measures to protect its air infrastructure?
